Work & commute · High Amana

Work & commute in High Amana, IA

Most working residents leave High Amana for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Iowa City (14%), Cedar Rapids (14%) and Williamsburg (9%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 66 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 65 High Amana residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in High Amana.

65live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

44work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where High Amana goes to work

Iowa City23.5 mi away

14%9

Cedar Rapids17.6 mi away

14%9

Williamsburg9.9 mi away

9%6

Homestead4.6 mi away

9%6

Tiffin16.1 mi away

6%4

Amana3.4 mi away

5%3

North Liberty17.5 mi away

3%2

Coralville19.1 mi away

3%2

Marion24.8 mi away

3%2

Carol Stream, IL196.1 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%22

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far High Amana commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

32%

45%

18%

32%Under 10 mi

45%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

High Amana is a commuter town

0.68jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in High Amana are

45 jobs are based in High Amana. Here is what they are, next to the jobs High Amana’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in High Amana

45 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)96%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)4%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month71%

Jobs High Amana residents hold

66 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)42%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)39%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month61%

−17%

Jobs based in High Amana, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 45. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.